Thursday, September 27, 2018

Contents

New Items

United Way Pre Campaign – for All Administrators
SIT Coordinators – for All Principals

Previous Items

Tomas and the Library Lady – JCCC Tickets available – for Elementary Principals
Staff Appreciation from Grand Canyon University – for All Principals
Family Advocacy Interpreter Request – for All Administrators
Bully Site Action Plans – for All Principals
Attendance Awareness Month – for All Principals
PTA Play – for Elementary Principals
2018 Continuing Education Fair – for All Administrators

New Items

United Way Pre Campaign

From Raquel Ayala
A huge THANK YOU in advance from United Way???s CEO as we approach October 1st campaign kick-off.

Pre-Campaign Letter from the United Way (Word Document)

SIT Coordinators

From Sean Demaree

The SIT process is part of our tiered approach for ensuring that all students have access to the supports they need to meet our high expectations.?? As teachers track and monitor student progress, they are able to identify students who may need support beyond the classroom, and this is where the SIT process becomes needed. A SIT Coordinator becomes the leader for each school’s SIT process, and will be the main contact for training, data collection and support to the classroom teachers. For the 2018-2019 school year, the SIT Coordinator will continue to be an instructional leader from the classroom who has a strong grasp on interventions and student support. Each school will be allotted the same number of Coordinators as they had in the 2017-2018 school year. For ideas on how to best utilize your SIT Coordinator, follow the link below, or for additional support or planning, contact Sean DeMaree, sean.demaree@kckps.org.

Coordinator names due by October 3.??

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4FjLx8b_kMrpNfivZ6D49v_RlqkebptgNFq9z1PPYQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Tomas and the Library Lady – JCCC Tickets available

From Jodie Lin
Email Kara Armstrong at JCCC to make reservations.?? karmstro@jccc.edu

Tom??s and the Library Lady
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | Yardley Hall

$3?? INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
BUS SUBSIDY AVAILABLE

http://www.jccc.edu/carlsen-center-presents/events/2018-2019/arts-ed-tomas-and-library-lady.html

Show length, 60 minutes including post show talk
Grades K-4

This show is adapted from the book by Pat Mora.

Tom??s loves stories. As the young son of migrant farm workers, he spends the summer with his family following the crops north from Texas to Iowa, passing long days in the fields listening to his grandfather tell stories. When a chance encounter brings him to the local Carnegie Library, he meets the ???Library Lady??? who recognizes his thirst for knowledge and encourages him to read. By the end of the story, Tom??s has great pride in becoming his family???s new storyteller, the guidance of a colorful mentor, and a lifelong love of reading.

A bilingual musical based on the beloved book about the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tom??s Rivera, who became the first minority Chancellor in the University of California system.

Staff Appreciation from Grand Canyon University

From Shelly Beech
Principals,

Our representative from Grand Canyon University, Micki Reed, will be reaching out to each of you to schedule a breakfast or lunch for all of your staff as well as provide information about GCU.

Feel free to schedule with her if it fits into your school schedule.

Family Advocacy Interpreter Request

From Rosie Rodriguez
Is that time of year to gather up your language needs for Family Advocacy Days. Below is the link for your requests. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Interpreter Request Form (Google Docs)

Bully Site Action Plans

From Sean DeMaree
This year the Kansas Bully Awareness week will take place the week of October 8th, with the focus on ???choosing respect???. As we work towards creating safe and respectful schools, we also need to think about our Bully Site Action Plans. Bully site Action Plans/Suicide Prevention Plans serve the purpose to promote strategies and preventions for students and staff aligned with districts priorities and goals, as well as meeting the requirements of KSA 72-8256 and the Jason Flatts Act. For ideas on prevention and awareness, visit RedCardKC.com or StopBullying.gov. Bully Site Action Plans/Suicide Prevention Plans are due on October 31, 2018, and should be submitted to Sean DeMaree. If you need any support with strategies and/or writing your plans, contact Sean DeMaree by phone: 913-627-2631 or email: sean.demaree@kckps.org.

Bully Site Action Plan Word Document

Attendance Awareness Month

From Rosie Rodriguez
Hope your Attendance celebrations and recognitions are going well. Attached is a pdf containing resources and ideas on how to battle chronic absenteeism at all grade levels.

The Table of Contents links will take you to the section you are interested in. Please do not hesitate to contact Student Services for support.

Thank you for all that you do.

Attendance Resources PDF

PTA Play

From Stephanie Dickson
The sky is falling the sky is falling!!! The PTA Play for this year is Chicken Little the Musical. Dates are Nov. 13 showings at 9:45 and 11:15 and Nov. 14 at 9:45. Running time is an hour. Please email teresa.kloiber@kckps.org with desired showing, number of students and staff that are attending and if needed a special needs bus. Thanks you. Call me with any additional questions 627-6862

2018 Continuing Education Fair

From Shelly Beech
This week, I will send out the attached flyer to all buildings regarding our upcoming continuing education fair. The envelope is addressed to building secretaries, so please thank your secretaries for me, for distributing the flyers to all staff!

We have invited 17 Universities and Colleges to Central Office for a Continuing Education Fair. This is an excellent opportunity for certified and classified staff to receive information from multiple colleges about continuing education opportunities (some colleges offer discounted tuition rates). There will be representatives available to speak with staff interested in the following programs:

  • Continuing Education Courses for Licensure
  • Adult/Accelerated Bachelors and Masters Programs
  • Programs for adding additional endorsements to current teaching license (Ex. ESOL, SPED)
  • Programs for adding leadership endorsements (Ex. School Leadership)
  • Alternative Routes to the Classroom/ Transition to Teaching Programs
  • Para/Aide to Teaching Programs
  • Programs for Associate Degrees
  • Dual Bachelors and Masters Programs
  • Terminal Degrees
  • Non-Degree Seeking Professional Development Opportunities

Please share this information with your staff. We would like to garner support for this event by having great district-wide attendance!

If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact a member of the Professional Workforce Development team.

2018 Continuing Education Fair Flyer PDF